Government Comprehensive Secondary School

Government Comprehensive Secondary School (GCSS) is the premier comprehensive secondary school in Nigeria. It is located in the Borokiri neighbourhood of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. The school was established through the collaboration of the United States Government of John F. Kennedy represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the then government of Eastern Region, Nigeria in 1962. Its foundation teaching staff were professors of the University of California, Los Angeles, led by Professor Lynne C. Monroe. Monroe was principal of the school from inception until June 1964 when he returned to UCLA.

The school is currently funded and administered by the Rivers State government through the Rivers State Ministry of Education.[1]

Notable alumni

Government Comprehensive Secondary School has produced many notable alumni in different fields, they include:

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See also

References
  1. "RSG Begins Work On Schools". The Tide. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

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